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t1_j9d6qt0 wrote

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t1_j9d80az wrote

Wait, then how tf do anyone has blood for? Blood needs the metals to transport oxygen

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t1_j9d8p0h wrote

Not if methane or other based biology is in play

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t1_j9datti wrote

But methane is Carbon and Oxygen

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t1_j9de0gj wrote

Yes but methane or other element based life forms could possibly have copper or other oxygen compatible metals in their blood stream ,which wouldn't require the need for cells

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t1_j9de7zy wrote

The post literally says "metallic"

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t1_j9denja wrote

Right,my bad,kinda forgot about it while writing the reply xD Nitrogen or helium could work as well,their "blood" doesn't necessarily have to be in liquid state...

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t1_j9eryff wrote

It'd need to be supercritical if not liquid. Gases just don't have the density to do anything useful as blood.

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t1_j9devn2 wrote

Even if it was in liquid form they could be having water as blood or nitrogenous liquid compatible with oxygen

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t1_j9dfb4p wrote

If hidrogen based blood/ water for blood they could be breathing out h3C for example for methane or other combos for other elements compatible

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t1_j9dghda wrote

CH3 to correct myself there realized just now that I made mistake xD basically breathing out ethane

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t1_j9eghek wrote

CH4.

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t1_j9egnch wrote

CH3 is short version of ethane i believe,full molecule is C2H6 ...while CH4 is methane...oh,thanks for the comment just realized where I fked up in prior comments... wasn't really paying attention

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t1_j9evpyl wrote

CH3 is not short for C2H6, it means something entirely different (usually it's the formula for a methyl carbocation, when written as CH3^+ ). Chemical formulae are not just ratios of elements, they also have information about possible structure and charge of the species involved.

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t1_j9doar4 wrote

They could just not even need oxygen?

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t1_j9dv86j wrote

I already mentioned in one of my previous comments that it could be any combo of any elements as long as it's not metals,as long as they are compatible,we just took oxygen as basis as it's the only element that we are currently familiar with in terms of life form energy usage

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t1_j9dedpx wrote

's sci fi, make smth up.

Unrealistic? Maybe, perhaps something like iron-based blood or otherwise would make more sense.

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t1_j9dfkwq wrote

Look through my comments up above yours if interested in stealing ideas xD

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t1_j9epsr0 wrote

You all talking about chemistry and stuff, when "metallic" in this prompt could can simply mean texture, not composition. Captain cuts himself and liquid silver like blood comes out instead of our regular paprika borscht.

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t1_j9hqn3h wrote

Maybe it's (perhaps unintentionally) left ambiguous so that the prompt writers can answer the question themselves in their writing?

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t1_j9hxqf6 wrote

As it should be. Yet a lot of users under offtop comment choice to stick to one idea. Mine's here just to highlight other possibilities.

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